Country Lithuania County Vilnius County First mentioned 1475 Local time Monday 12:53 AM | Ethnographic region Aukštaitija Eldership Širvintos eldership Population 6,197 (2013) | |
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Capital of Širvintos district municipality
Širvintos eldership Weather 11°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 85% Humidity Municipality Širvintos District Municipality | ||
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Širvintos ( pronunciation ) is a city in Vilnius County in the eastern part of Lithuania. It is the administrative center of the Širvintos district municipality.
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The word Širvintos is the plural form of the name of the Širvinta River, which flows through the city.
Its alternate names include Shirvintay, Shirvintos, Širvintai, Širvintar, Širvintų, and Szyrwinty (Polish).
History
Before World War II, the town had an important Jewish community representing one third of the total population. In September 1941, Jews of the town are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by Germans and Lituanians nationalists.
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Širvintos Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA